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Not just a remote desktop control app, Splashtop THD needs some Tegra 3 quad-core power and Ice Cream Sandwich oomph on your Android tablet to get going. Armed with that, you can stream hi-res video from your desktop over Wi-Fi and 3G – and play games like Skyrim on your tab, with customised controls. One very cool app.

This AR app will point out landmarks or points of interest in the distance, let you know how far away you are and how to get there with handy arrows and annotations. Could be handy on our next city break – and we're looking forward to seeing this kind of thing in AR glasses before long.

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